Wood, Snyder take plea deal in perjury case
By Karl Jones karl@calhouncountyphoenix.com Former Lake City City Administrator Eric Wood and Former Lake City Police Officer, Anthony Snyder, recently agreed to take plea deals in a c…
Welcome Mr. Van Hulzen
By Ashly Edwards Mr. Andrew Van Hulzen is a Lytton Native moving closer to home to enjoy time with his family and be part of the community. After a degree in Agronomy from ISU, he real…
398 Century and Heritage Farm Families Honored at the 2023 Iowa State Fair
Program celebrates farms that have been in the same family for 100 and 150 years, respectively DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Preside…
2023 City/School Election Filing Period
The filing period for the upcoming November 7, 2023 City/School Election will begin Monday August 28 and end Thursday, September 21. Eligible Electors who are interested in running as …
Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Awards Presented to 39 Farm Families at the 2023 Iowa State Fair
Farm families honored by Governor's Office, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and Iowa Department of Natural Resources for outstanding environmental leadership DES MO…
Iowa's Labor Force Participation Rate Returns to Pre-Pandemic Level Unemployment Rate Unchanged in July
DES MOINES – Iowa's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 2.7 percent in July but remains down from 2.8 percent one year ago. The state's labor force added 2,700 new wor…
Calhoun County observes Labor Day
All Calhoun County Offices, except EMS and the Sheriff’s Office, will be closed on Monday, September 4 in observance of Labor Day.
Work release escape of Ronnie Lee
FORT DODGE – Ronnie Wayne Lee, convicted of Habitual Offender in Carroll County, failed to report back to the Fort Dodge Residential Facility as required on August 19, 2023. Lee is a 5…
Board of Supervisors discuss agreement between EMS and Public Health
By Karl Jones karl@calhouncountyphoenix.com On August 8, the Calhoun County Board of Supervisors was presented with an agreement that the Calhoun County EMS and Calhoun County Public H…
Churdan City Council establishes nuisance committee
By Karl Jones karl@calhouncountyphoenix.com On August 8, the City Council of Churdan established a committee to help identify violations to the city’s nuisance ordinances. Churdan has …
Lake City Council discusses vacant property ordinance
By Karl Jones karl@calhouncountyphoenix.com On August 7, the Lake City Council discussed a possible ordinance that would aim to reduce the number of vacant properties in town. City Adm…
Kathy Roller resigns from City Council.
By Julia Kanne Lohrville had their council meeting on Tuesday, August 8 at JJ Hands Library. During the meeting, Kathy Roller submitted her resignation from the city council which went…
Shining Lights
Local Volunteers nominated for “Shine the Light” award. By Karl Jones karl@calhouncountyphoenix.com It was recently announced that two volunteers with the Lohrville Visions group were …
End of Summer Traffic Enforcement
DES MOINES - Last year, during the final weeks of summer (August 1-September 4, 2022), there were 40 traffic fatalities in Iowa; 30% of those fatalities were alcohol/drug related*. To …
Stewart Memorial and Calhoun County Public Health Seek Public Input
In partnership with Calhoun County Public Health, Stewart Memorial Community Hospital (SMCH) announces the release of the 2023 Calhoun County Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). …
Dragonfly Diversity
If you've spent any time at all around water, you've seen a dragonfly. Most of the time, we don't give them a second thought, other than hoping they eat lots of mosquitoes and stay awa…